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Point Park U recognizes a faculty union -- after 12 years and many battles. Could this be sign that NLRB has eroded power of a Supreme Court ruling that limited collective bargaining at private colleges?

New report by American Council on Education argues many college efforts to attract minority students employ race-neutral strategies that aren't as controversial as those that receive considerable attention.

Purdue moves to change its promotion requirements to reward professors who are mentors, especially to at-risk students, and who promote undergraduate research and teaching innovation. Faculty leaders are not pleased.

First Republicans, and then faculty leaders, have questioned tweets of Wisconsin's Sara Goldrick-Rab, particularly in seemingly discouraging admitted students from enrolling. Her supporters call her courageous and say her defense of academic freedom has made her a target.

Guaranty agency sues U.S. over a prohibition on borrower fees -- the latest fight between Obama administration and parts of the lending industry it sidelined from federal student loan program in late 2000s.

Kimberly Benston, provost and professor of English at Haverford College, in Pennsylvania, has been chosen as president there.
S. Brock Blomberg, dean of the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance at Claremont-McKenna College, in California, has been appointed president of Ursinus College, in Pennsylvania.

July 15, 2015 -- Inside Higher Ed's 2015 Survey of College and University Business Officers explored the views of chief financial officers on the financial sustainability of their institutions, what strategies their institutions are adopting to deal with financial difficulties, and their levels of debt, among other topics.
The survey was conducted in conjunction with researchers from Gallup Education. Inside Higher Ed regularly surveys key higher ed professionals on a range of topics.
On Thursday, Aug. 13, at 2 p.m. EDT, Inside Higher Ed editors will analyze the survey's findings and answer readers' questions in a free webinar. To register, please click here.
The Inside Higher Ed survey of business officers was made possible in part by advertising from Axiom, Jenzabar and Workday.